We hope you all caught some rays while chilling and enjoying the free day yesterday…because you will need all the energy you can get this week. On Friday, Bushwick Open Studiosbegins! Here at Bushwick Daily we went through every single one of the 606 registered shows set for the biggest Bushwick weekend of the year, and we picked out approximately 50 of the best ones. We arranged them into eight fun, themed guides and we also included three walking tours based on your personality.

25,000 sq of 299 Meserole. Come check out the new art space!

Once we were done with the decoding and analyzing, we thought it wouldn’t be bad to actually print all this and create a small booklet for you dear readers to carry around this weekend. Long story short, we are impatiently awaiting 5,000 copies of our first printed publication graciously titled NO BS BOS. Beginning Wednesday night, you’ll be able to snag a copy in some of our favorite bars, galleries and coffee shops!

If you want to receive your guide in a more festive manner, come to 299 Meserole on Thursday, May 30, where we will be launching the NO BS BOS guide immediately after the Confronting Bushwick 2 panel discussion. The discussion on the politics of empty buildings will start at 7PM and will feature George Ferrandi (Wayfarers), Carlton Newton (VCU Sculpture Department), Savon Baily (independent curator) and, yours truly, Katarina Hybenova.

The Drums will DJ!! (photo: courtesy of The Drums)

To start off your BOS weekend in style, we have asked Charles Russel and Johnny Aries to DJ for us. Yes, those guys from that band!! There will be a cash bar, and admission is free of charge. RSVP on Facebook here.

PS: The art on the cover of NO BS BOS is the famous “Art by Ken” painting, Super Bushwick World. Yes, Bushwick re-imagined as Super Mario World. The painting itself will be on view during Bushwick Open Studios at GamePad 300.

About
Katarina Hybenova

Founder of Bushwick Daily. She writes, takes photos, and sometimes video. Born and raised in Slovakia, she has studied in Prague, Leuven and New York, traveled the world only to find home in Bushwick or should we say Ridgewood :) She is also the blondest lady boxer in Brooklyn.

Hugh M.B.

Wow, so you’ve cut down all of BOS to 50 spots. So this is some sort of censored version of the actual map?

admin

Hugh, no, it’s not a censored version. It’s the Best Of guide. We picked the shows we considered to be really worth going and compiled 8 themed guides. It’s something similar like our weekly Bushwick Weekend Guide only much more epic. Naturally, it doesn’t mean you should not try to go see all 600 shows, but for most people that a little too overwhelming. Thus, the Best Of :)
– Katarina

naybor

the only problem is how you could possibly pick the best shows before you had a chance to see the work? & also by calling it “no bs bos” you are not only channeling everyone to the 50 shows you and your friends are most into but calling everyone else’s shows that you excluded ‘bullshit’. There’s a reason the official BOS includes every gallery in its map. As an organization with zero affiliation w/ Arts In Bushwick you can do whatever you want, but when you print thousands of your ultra selective guide and flood the neighborhood with it you are effectively funneling everyone into an exclusive version of open studios. Let people make up their own mind about which shows look good and don’t confuse tourists to our neighborhoods with a separate map– & maybe wait until you’ve seen all the shows to declare the best of!

admin

Naybor, we have been covering and “picking” the best events for Bushwick for over two years. We have extensive knowledge of Bushwick art & gallery scene. We did our research VERY properly – BD team went through every single one of the registered shows + artists websites + we received plenty of information, which is something that a regular visitor to BOS doesn’t have a capacity to do. 600 shows is a lot, and they are spread around big area. This is our positive attempt to make BOS for the visitors more enjoyable and manageable. The guide is not to confuse anyone, to the contrary!
Feel better!
Katarina